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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

LOCAL ELECTIONS: RETURN OF NUMBER OF PERSONS ENTITLED TO ONE OR MORE VOTES IN COUNTY ELECTIONS.

Return 1.0 an Order of the House of Representatives dated 23rd October, 1914. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the number of persons whose names appear on the district electors roll of each county who (a) may exercise one vote, (6) may exercise two votes, and (c) may exercise three Votes at a loan poll."—(Mr. Ell.)

Return.

Name of County. Total Number of Number who have One Vote. Number who have Two Votes. Number who have Three Vdte Ratepayers. Akaroa Akitio Amuri ., Ashburton Ashley Awakino .. Awatere Bay of Islands Bruce Bullcr Castlepoint Cheviot Clifton Clutha Colling wood Cook Coromandel Dannevirke Egmont Eketahuna Ellesmere . . Eltham Eyre Peatherston Fianklin .. Geraldine .. Great Barrier Grey Halswell .. Hawera Hawko's Bay Heathcote Hobson Hokianga .. Horowhenua Hutt Inangahua Kaikoura .. Kairanga .. Kaitieke .. Kawhia Kiwitea Kowai Lake Levels Mackenzie Makara Malvei n Manawal u Maniototo .. Manakau . . Masterton . . Matamata .. Mauriceville 427 401 381 2,584 166 193 328 817 1,237 1,404 101 327 540 1,921 334 1,939 775 1,069 901 449 656 586 426 489 2,123 1,286 68 1,370 300 813 2,375 1,413 850 898 1,248 1,401 879 393 842 692 265 658 374 731 1,214 694 306 651 889 856 1,647 893 795 222 158 280 192 1,316 69 120 131 715 806 1,381 39 178 234 1,317 252 1,172 700 693 421 330 312 151 219 155 1,492 703 47 1,289 155 359 1,413 1,207 716 879 662 1,020 779 211 383 553 196 257 188 612 661 293 170 375 406 592 966 402 453 98 86 80 14 253 38 33 34 52 221 15 8 24 151 284 56 285 47 247 196 73 76 116 78 66 387 205 14 57 59 95 308 ' 138 78 16 183 145 59 42 160 80 47 107 74 62 156 100 54 66 142 123 306 143 168 46 183 41 175 1,015 59 40 163 50 210 8 54 125 155 320 26482 28 129 284 46 268 319 129 268 244 378 7 24 86 359 654 68 56 3 403 236 41 140 299 59 22 294 112 57 397 301 82 210 341 141 375 .348 174 78